Cinderella Fairy Tale Retellings

Is Cinderella one of your favorite fairy tales? Then I guarantee this book list will have your next favorite read as it has a wide range of genres (contemporary, fantasy, sci-fi, historical) and so many stories with a great twist on the original story!

The best part is, this full list was built from recommendations from readers on Facebook so it think of them as a book rec from your friend!

As a side note, while I enjoy the Disney Cinderella movie, I am an active anti-fan of Cinderella’s prince because he is so useless! This is why I gave the prince in my retelling (Cinderella and the Colonel) a much more active role. My version of Cinderella is the third book in my fairy tale retelling series and it's available to read in Kindle Unlimited or buy on Amazon right now!

But back to the retelling list! I’ll start with some of my favorite Cinderella retellings, followed by tons more suggestions from my followers on social media. (There are 100 books in this full list!)

Here are my favorite Cinderella stories:

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine – Can a Cinderella retelling be more perfect than this story? Tons of fun world building in this book as well (the movie doesn’t give it justice).

Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix – Unusual in that it tells the story of what comes after the big slipper reveal. The book cover makes it look like a modern story but it’s actually a YA epic fantasy world setting.

The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey  – This retelling isn’t squeaky clean, but it’s a fun reimagining of Cinderella that puts a really interesting twist on the typical fairy tale world retellings take place in.

And of course, there is Cinderella and the Colonel by K.M. Shea  🙂 (Buwahah, yes, a daring plug of my own story.)

And now for a mega list of more suggestions from my reader community! (I asked for no spice and low language recs but check the reviews if that is a concern for you.)

Of Glass and Glamour by Chanda Hahn

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George

Bewitching by Alex Flinn

Before Midnight: A Cinderella Story by Cameron Dokey

Cinder Luna by Marie Soleil

Cinder & Ella – by Kelly Oram

The Captive Maiden Melanie Dickerson

Meet Me at Midnight by Monique Brasher

Ashes by MK Harkins

Ella & the Billionaire's Ball by Catelyn Meadows

Kingdom of Cinders by Deborah Grace White

Traitor’s Masque by Kenley Davidson

Cinderella by Jenni James

The Ugly Stepsister by Arisa May

Ella by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee

Cinders, Stars, and Glass Slippers by Brittany Fichter

Soot and Slipper by Kate Stradling

Midnight’s Curse by Tricia Mingerink

The Mystery Princess by Melanie Cellier

The Midnight Prince by Angie Grigaliunas

Chasing Cinders by Elizabeth D. Marie

Out of the Ashes Alicia Buck

Charm by J.A Armitage

Fated by Kaylin Lee

Isabella and the Slipper by Victorine E. Lieske

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Phoenix & Ashes by Mercedes Lackey

Ellie and the Prince by J.M. Stengl

The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

Princess of Midnight by Lucy Tempest

Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan Morrison 

Back by Midnight by Dee J. Stone

The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo

Riches to Rags by Casey Bond

The Stepsister's Lament by S.R. Nulton

Cinders By Finley Aaron

A Lady Most Fitting by Sienna Peake

Met by Midnight by Janeen Ippolito

The Vampire's Masquerade by Nellie Peters

The Midnight Heiress by Ashtyn Newbold

So this is Love by Elizabeth Lim

The Glass Gate by Hanna Sandvig

Cold Hearted by Serena Valentino

Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts by Nancy Campbell Allen

The Stepsister and the Slipper by Nina Clare

The Blood Spell by C. J. Redwine

Shard of Glass by Emily Deady

Glass Midnight by Kayla Eshbaugh

Heart of Glass by Laura Burton and Jessie Cal

The Midnight Blizzard by Mary Mecham

Cinderstellar by J M Page

The Earl of Highmott Hall by Nina Clare

The Coronation Ball by Melanie Cellier

Not Cinderella’s Type by Jenni James

Callie and the Pumpkin Seed by Sarah Beran

Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley

The Peasant's Dream by Melanie Dickerson

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

At Midnight by Suzanna Fowers

If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer

Princess of Mirrors by A. G. Marshall

Hidden at Starshine by Leialoha Humpherys

Ella & the Seven Dwarves by Sara Farnsworth

Bride of the Midnight Prince by Anastasis Blythe

Framed in Florals by Abigail Manning

To Shatter a Slipper by Abigail Manning

A Lady Most Alluring by Amy Newbold

Ashen by H.L. Burke

The Other Slipper by Kenechi Udogu

The Secret Slipper by Amanda Tero

The Stroke of Eleven by Kyle Robert Shultz

Curse of the Midnight King by Yakira Goldsberry

Dragon's Maid by Kimberly Rogers

Dance of Hearts by Byrd Nash

Mask of Scarlet by Sarah Pennington

Sinful Cinderella by Anita Valle

Reign by Chanda Hahn

Iron by Madisyn Carlin

Of Stars and Ashes by K.M. Carroll

Cursed Beauty by Dorian Tsukioka

The Swan and the Slipper by Sarah Beran

Once Upon a Midnight Clear by Michelle Miles

A Midnight Hope by Stefanie Lozinski

Once Upon a Dragon by Amberlyn Holland

Football Stars Don't Date Cinderella by Lucy Winton

Slippers and Thorns by Erin Halbmaier

Rook Di Goo by Jenni Saur

Of Glass and Cinders by Tiani Davids

Fae of Cinders by Cara E. Ruegg

Cinders of Glass by Celeste Baxendell

Legacy of Glass by Melanie Cellier

Flaming the Cinders by Katelyn Daliath

Ella and the Elf by Anabelle Raven

Pumpkin War by Kendra Elise Ardnek

Crown and Cinder by Kendra Elise Ardnek

Whew, that was a lot of books! I hope you found something new and happy reading!

If you love other fairy tales too I have a whole series of these blog posts featuring book recommendations and lists of book retellings. Click here to start reading or use the Book Lists category to filter them.